Description: Queen's Quorum 78 W. Somerset Maugham Ashenden or: The British Agent 1928 1st UK VG First Spy Novel First UK edition, First Printing with 1928 on title page. "First published 1928" on copyright page. Publisher: London: William Heinemann, Ltd, 1928. Octavo 7.5" X 5" [viii] 1-304. Original dark blue linen-grain cloth. Gilt lettered to spine No dust jacket. Book Condition: Very Good Spine edges bumped and fraying. Light foxing. Tight binding. A collection of short stories based on the author's experiences during the first world war. A Queen’s Quorum and Haycraft-Queen cornerstone title, one of the most significant books in the history of mystery fiction, generally regarded as the first modern spy novel. Basis for the Alfred Hitchcock film The Secret Agent with Madeleine Carroll, John Gielgud, and Peter Lorre.
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher: William Heinemann, Ltd
Topic: Mystery, Thriller
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Modified Item: No
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1928
